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New Tool Predicts Patent Foramen Ovale in Cryptogenic StrokeNew Tool Predicts Patent Foramen Ovale in Cryptogenic Stroke
A new tool helps predict the probability of patent foramen ovale (PFO) in patients with cryptogenic stroke (CS), according to researchers. Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - August 8, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
Staged CABG After Endarterectomy Minimizes Risk of MI, StrokeStaged CABG After Endarterectomy Minimizes Risk of MI, Stroke
Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) within 24 hours after carotid endarterectomy (CEA) reduces the risk of myocardial infarction and stroke. Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - March 6, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
Nighttime Hypertension Best Predictor of MI and StrokeNighttime Hypertension Best Predictor of MI and Stroke
For every 10-mm-Hg increase in nighttime systolic blood pressure, the risk of cardiovascular outcomes was increased 25%. In contrast, daytime and clinic hypertension failed to predict the future risk of MI or stroke. Heartwire
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - May 19, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
Stroke Patients Make More Driving ErrorsStroke Patients Make More Driving Errors
A new study shows that patients with a recent mild stroke made more errors -- in some cases almost eight times as many errors -- on a simulated driving test compared with controls. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - February 13, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
Precertification Requirement Delays Discharge After StrokePrecertification Requirement Delays Discharge After Stroke
The delay caused by insurance precertification is important because it adds to the cost of stroke care at a time when reforms recommend cost reductions, researchers say. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - April 28, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News Source Type: news
Transcranial Stimulation Aids Motor Learning After StrokeTranscranial Stimulation Aids Motor Learning After Stroke
Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) helps patients' motor learning after stroke, new research suggests. Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - September 15, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
What ' s Hot at ISC 2018? What ' s Hot at ISC 2018?
The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association ' s International Stroke Conference will deliver a host of exciting clinical trial results, as well as new guidelines for acute ischemic stroke.Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - January 19, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
SPOTRIAS: Oxygen in Stroke Trial Stopped Prematurely SPOTRIAS: Oxygen in Stroke Trial Stopped Prematurely
The trial was stopped because of a higher death rate in the oxygen group versus the control group, but most of the deaths in the study were due to withdrawal of care requested by relatives and are not believed to be due to oxygen treatment, it was reported. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - March 21, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
Stroke Costs to Double by 2030: AHA Statement Stroke Costs to Double by 2030: AHA Statement
The statement calls for greater awareness of this 'looming crisis' by policymakers at all levels of governance so that practical ways to avert it can be considered. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - May 22, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
Hospitalized Stroke Patients Receive Worse CareHospitalized Stroke Patients Receive Worse Care
Patients who experience strokes in the hospital are less likely to receive quality care than those whose strokes occur in the community. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - May 22, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Internal Medicine News Source Type: news
Polymyalgia Rheumatica Increases Heart Attack, Stroke Risk Polymyalgia Rheumatica Increases Heart Attack, Stroke Risk
Polymyalgia rheumatica has been associated with more than double the risk for cerebrovascular, cardiovascular, and peripheral vascular events. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - July 28, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Rheumatology News Source Type: news
Clinical Outcomes Not Valued Equally With NOACs, WarfarinClinical Outcomes Not Valued Equally With NOACs, Warfarin
Patients with cardiovascular disease were willing to accept a higher risk of stroke and MI to avoid fatal bleeding, while those who previously had had an MI or stroke placed a greater weight on avoiding these risks in the future. Heartwire
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - November 13, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
Grip Strength May Predict MI, Stroke, Mortality RiskGrip Strength May Predict MI, Stroke, Mortality Risk
Researchers to clinicians: get a grip! The simple test may predict mortality better than systolic blood pressure and tag persons especially vulnerable to various illnesses, say researchers. Heartwire from Medscape
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - May 14, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
AF Rates Rising in the US, but AF-Related Stroke DecliningAF Rates Rising in the US, but AF-Related Stroke Declining
"The identification of more atrial-fibrillation cases suggests that a greater number of patients at low risk of atrial fibrillation are being disproportionately identified and given treatment during the later years of the study," an editorial comments. Heartwire from Medscape
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - July 15, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
Early-Phase NOAC, VKA Therapy: Similar Bleeding, Stroke Risk Early-Phase NOAC, VKA Therapy: Similar Bleeding, Stroke Risk
Thus, physicians must be just as cautious when initiating dabigatran or rivaroxaban as when initiating a vitamin-K agonist, the authors of this French nationwide cohort study say. Heartwire from Medscape
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - August 6, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
